All is set for the nationwide auditions for the fourth season of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) holding on February 1st and 2nd, 2019 in Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, Warri, Ibadan, Calabar, Benin and Port Harcourt. Here are 10 types of people…
Songhai: Fading glory of abandoned Lagos’ multi-million Naira agric centre (Punch)
He sat on a bench under a sprawling mango tree in his farm, leaning his aching back on the trunk. He hit himself with his right palm in a desperate attempt to snuff lives out of mosquitoes that would not…
HICC begins Winepress 2019 (Guardian)
The Harvesters International Christian Centre (HICC) will kick off this year’s spiritual encounter and renewal tagged Winepress at the church headquarters, opposite Ascon filling station, Gbagada, Lagos from January 22 to 27. According to the senior pastor of the church,…
Quintessence celebrates Sefi Atta at 55
Sefi Atta, award winning author of Everything Good Will Come and recently announced Caine Prize judge will be guest today at Quintessence in an evening event planned to celebrate her 55th birthday. The event will feature readings and a Q&A…
*2019 Budget: Reps for Second Reading Thursday (The Nation) *EFCC invites Fani-Kayode, Odumakin over fake news (Guardian)
2019 Budget: Reps for Second Reading Thursday (The Nation) The House of Representatives has said it will pass the 2019 budget expeditiously. Speaking at resumption of plenary on Wednesday, after the Chrismas and New Year break, the Speaker, Hon. Yakubu…
Pro-chancellor wants UNILAG TV to stand out (Guardian)
Pro-chancellor and chairman of council, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN), wants UNILAG TV to be a source of outstanding intellectual discourse. Speaking yesterday at the institution’s media centre during the commissioning of the station, Channel 184 on…
Imohimi Edgal remains Lagos Police Commissioner (Guardian)
There was mild drama on Tuesday afternoon as the new Commissioner of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, came to take over from Imohimi Edgal only to be told that the scheduled handover would no longer hold. Edgal had been transferred from the…
Petrol tanker spills content on Lagos-Badagry expressway (Guardian)
There was mass hysteria by residents and road users along the Tradefair-Volks axis of the Lagos-Badagry expressway when a petrol-laden tanker fell and poured its content on the busy highway. In what seems to have becoming a recurring incidence on…
Three feared killed as APC begins campaign in Lagos (Guardian)
Three persons were feared killed while others sustained injuries as the All Progressives Congress (APC) began its gubernatorial campaign in Lagos yesterday.Trouble started around 1:30 p.m. as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode delivered his speech, which was interrupted by gunshots from hoodlums…
*LASG confiscates rail track traders‘ wares (The Nation) *NDLEA arrest 23 suspected hard drug pushers (The Nation)
LASG confiscates rail track traders‘ wares (The Nation) The Lagos State Government on Monday began what it called “Operation all illegal traders must leave rail tracks in Lagos” with the confiscation of wares being sold on the rail lines. The…